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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Hurricane Season
Hurricane season has just begun, and already Katrina and Rita have devastated the Gulf Coast. My heart goes out to all the victims, and my rage goes out to the Mayors, Governors, and Federal big-wigs who did not prepare in time and sent FEMA days too late.
Among other outrageous flaws in the rescue effort, people were told they couldn't take their pets when they were rescued or evacuated. Can you imagine having to leave your companion behind? PETA has spent the past few weeks rescuing animals left behind and fostering them (in their office no less). It's nice to work for an organization that's doing something for the hurricane's forgotten victims. :)
Perhaps the worst offense of these disasters has been the Bush administration's stubborn ignorance and their refusal to accept that Global Warming does exist, and that it is contributing to the storms' ferocity and intensity. Instead of facing the issue and doing something about it, they ignore the truth and people suffer as a result. It's about time this nation started addressing the fact that we are some of the world's worst polluters, and we owe it to future generations to start cleaning up our mess. Mother Nature is clearly pissed at us. It's time to clean up our acts and start realizing the connections between pollution, global warming, and the strange weather patterns that are only the beginning of catastrophic climate change.
Labels: environment/sustainability, news/current events
